by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | Aug 19, 2021 | Personal Growth, Prioritizing your life, When life is Hard
Death to self – Unappealing? Definitely (At first glance). Macabre? Maybe it can seem so from the outset. Outdated? Since when does the bible go out of date? Misunderstood? Absolutely! Don’t let fear of “death” stop you from finding this hidden...
by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | Jul 25, 2021 | Endurance, Personal Growth, Prioritizing your life, Spiritual Fitness
Wondering how to get motivated for the little mundane things you know you should do but they just don’t seem exciting enough to always move us for their own sakes… ie. Saying your prayers, getting out of bed, working out, having that conversation, kindness when you...
by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | Jun 13, 2020 | Personal Growth, Relationship with God |
In many respects I am the last person who should ever be writing about this topic. God as Father? Childlike faith has almost always had an impossible and, if we are being perfectly honest, even slightly repulsive ring to it in my mind. My whole childhood I LONGED to...
by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | Apr 25, 2020 | Self-Acceptance
I’m not going to lie, up until pretty much writing this post, I’ve resented being a mother. People tell me, “Just enjoy it, they grow up so fast” …but all I feel is my blood starting to boil a little bit. I’m not saying I regret having children, because I don’t. I...
by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | Mar 18, 2020 | Discernment, Quiet and Listening to God, When life is Hard
What are we supposed to think when God is silent? If He truly loved us wouldn’t He speak? We are seeking desperately for answers, for encouragement, for consolation… and yet we are met with quiet. Why? Did I do something wrong? Does He not love me? Does He not care?...